Marine mammals of the world : a comprehensive guide to their identification /

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With coverage on all the marine mammals of the world, authors Jefferson, Webber, and Pitman have created a user-friendly guide to identify marine mammals alive in nature (at sea or on the beach), dead specimens "in hand", and also to identify marine mammals based on features of the skull....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jefferson, Thomas A.
Other Authors: Webber, Marc A., Pitman, Robert L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Burlington, MA : Academic, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Marine mammals.
Marine mammals > Identification.
Mammals.
Marine biology.
Mammals
Marine Biology
Mammifères marins.
Mammifères marins > Identification.
Mammifères.
Biologie marine.
Mammalia (class)
marine biology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
Meeressäugetiere
zeezoogdieren
marine mammals
taxonomie
taxonomy
determinatietabellen
keys
identificatie
identification
karakteristieken
characteristics
zoology
biologie
biology
dieridentificatie
animal identification
Mammalia
Zoology (General)
field guides.
Field guides.
Guides d'identification.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Basic marine mammal biology
  • Taxonomic groupings above the species level
  • Cetacean species accounts
  • Pinniped species accounts
  • Sirenian and other species accounts
  • Extinct species accounts
  • Dichotomous identification keys
  • Summaries of characters for similar species
  • Glossary of technical terms
  • References
  • Index, common names
  • Index, scientific names.

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